Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumColon before a list of garden features
Standard English Conventions practice question
The garden has three main ____ roses, lavender, and a small apple tree.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. features:Correct
- B. features;
- C. features, and
- D. features. Roses
Answer: A. features:
A colon introduces the list that names the features.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. features;
- A semicolon needs a full sentence after it.
- C. features, and
- The conjunction makes no grammatical sense before a list of the features.
- D. features. Roses
- The words after the full stop are a fragment.
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